apartment building
noun
: a building containing separate residential apartments
called also apartment house
Examples of apartment building in a Sentence
We lived in an apartment building for several years before buying a house.
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Upon opening her door, Cohen reportedly witnessed Loureiro lying on his back inside the apartment building’s entrance and called 911, along with another neighbor and Loureiro’s wife.
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Andrea Margolis , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Dozens of families are coping with losing everything after last week's fire that tore through a six-story apartment building on the Upper West Side.
—Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Back then, Boise’s Design Review Commission approved the plan proposed Temecula, California, developer Kal Pacific that would have seen 358 units spanning two apartment buildings.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
As the largest borough in New York City, Brooklyn supports everything from high-density apartment buildings to quieter residential neighborhoods, with internet speeds ranging from entry-level plans to multi-gig fiber service in select areas.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
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Andrea Margolis , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Dozens of families are coping with losing everything after last week's fire that tore through a six-story apartment building on the Upper West Side.
—Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Back then, Boise’s Design Review Commission approved the plan proposed Temecula, California, developer Kal Pacific that would have seen 358 units spanning two apartment buildings.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
As the largest borough in New York City, Brooklyn supports everything from high-density apartment buildings to quieter residential neighborhoods, with internet speeds ranging from entry-level plans to multi-gig fiber service in select areas.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Apartment building.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartment%20building. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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